Groundswell Rising In Tampa

Wednesday, March 25, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Seminole Heights Library, 4711 N. Central Ave., Tampa

RSVP to Jacki Lopez

Rick Scott following the disastrous Brownback model

Scott pledged over $266,000,000.00 in tax breaks and incentives for the promise of 45,258 jobs,  a large portion of which went to minimum wage jobs with annual salaries that don't even break the poverty line.  

Public transportation is a complete joke in this state, and our roads are infamously clogged (unless you want to pay thousands in the extremely corrupted tolling agencies).  Rick Scott cut over a billion in education spending and has led the attack on higher education. Scientists are held in very low regard by our state government.  Our health care needs are huge, but thanks to Scott and the GOP refusing all subsidies for Medicaid, a a Florida citizen with kids needs to make UNDER $3200 A YEAR to qualify!  Our pollution laws have been gutted, and our state is the most vulnerable to rising sea levels. here

File charges against the 47 U.S. Senators in violation of The Logan Act

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Florida Inc.: 5-point Work Plan 2015

“Tax Relief.” If only that meant collecting some of the billions Florida loses annually in uncollected corporate taxes. If legislators stopped rubber-stamping loopholes, incentives and offshore tax havens that bring nothing in return except millions in thankful corporate contributions to their campaign committees.

Take 2014 (please). Big businesses and corporate advocacy groups spent untold millions on campaign contributions, then benefited from billions in “tax relief.” Us common folk, our tax relief amounted to an average annual $25 savings on auto fees. here

NPA Rules In Florida

The latest to join the list are two affluent, adjoining counties in Northeast Florida, Clay and St Johns, where Democrats are now in effect a third party.

The combination of unaffiliated and minor-party voters accounted for 26.6 percent of all Florida voters in January, according to the Division of Elections website. They now outnumber Democrats in six counties: Clay, Collier, Lee, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and St. Johns. They outnumber Republicans in five: Broward, Miami-Dade, Orange, Osceola and Palm Beach.Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach are the three most populous counties in Florida. Three more counties are likely to soon join this anti-major party registration trend. They are Charlotte, Martin and Monroe, where in all three places nonpartisan voters are closing in on Democrats. here

SHADY JACKIE TOLEDO ATACKS 87 YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER

 Thousands of District 6 residents received a disgusting new attack mailer from Republican Jackie Toledo and her campaign consultant, Anthony Pedicini. This is another attack from a shady organization backed by friends of Toledo and Pedicni and paid for by politicians from far outside Tampa. here

More about Ms. Toledo here

Marco Rubio signed the letter to Iran

Here is the full list of who signed:

Senator Tom Cotton, R-AR

Senator Orrin Hatch, R-UT

Senator Charles Grassley, R-IA

Senator Mitch McConnell, R-KY

Senator Richard Shelby, R-AL

Senator John McCain, R-AZ

Senator James Inhofe, R-OK

Senator Pat Roberts, R-KS

Senator Jeff Sessions, R-AL

Senator Michael Enzi, R-WY

Senator Michael Crapo, R-ID

Senator Lindsey Graham, R-SC

Senator John Cornyn, R-TX

Senator Richard Burr, R-NC

Senator John Thune, R-SD

Senator Johnny Isakson, R-GA

Senator David Vitter, R-LA

Senator John A. Barrasso, R-WY

Senator Roger Wicker, R-MS

Senator Jim Risch, R-ID

Senator Mark Kirk, R-IL

Senator Roy Blunt, R-MO

Senator Jerry Moran, R-KS

Senator Rob Portman, R-OH

Senator John Boozman, R-AR

Senator Pat Toomey, R-PA

Senator John Hoeven, R-ND

Senator Marco Rubio, R-FL

Senator Ron Johnson, R-WI

Senator Rand Paul, R-KY

Senator Mike Lee, R-UT

Senator Kelly Ayotte, R-NH

Senator Dean Heller, R-NV

Senator Tim Scott, R-SC

Senator Ted Cruz, R-TX

Senator Deb Fischer, R-NE

Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV

Senator Bill Cassidy, R-LA

Senator Cory Gardner, R-CO

Senator James Lankford, R-OK

Senator Steve Daines, R-MT

Senator Mike Rounds, R-SD

Senator David Perdue, R-GA

Senator Thom Tillis, R-NC

Senator Joni Ernst, R-IA

Senator Ben Sasse, R-NE

Senator Dan Sullivan, R-AK

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FAA to Tampa man: Don't put drone video on YouTube!

WMNF: Safety Harbor SongFest

Thank you for tuning into Community Conscious Radio, and for living the local and live lifestyle! WMNF Community Partners, SHAMc, or the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center, present the 2015 
Safety Harbor SongFest, 
 featuring lots of 88.5 FM favorites!

http://www.safetyharborsongfest.com

Jeb@jeb.org

Earlier this year, The Tampa Bay Times reported, "The former governor conducted all his communication on his private Jeb@jeb.org account and turned over the hand-selected batch to the state archives when he left office. Absent from the stash are emails the governor deemed not relevant to the public record: those relating to politics, fundraising and personal matters while he was governor." here

The Shady Jackie Toledo

Attack fliers sent by political committee Moving Tampa Forward late Friday prompted three Tampa City Council members to urge voters to exercise the utmost care in evaluating the credibility of anonymously produced campaign literature. here

Call Miami Seaquarium out on their illegally small orca tank!

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Party to Thank Mary Mulhern In Ybor City

Wednesday, March 18

 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

At Gaspar's Grotto info

Welcome To Tampa

Expect Delays

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Beef with Vegetables

At China Jade in Wildwood

“You people won’t ghettoize this community.”

Hillsborough County community activist Marilyn Smith was removed from the County’s Charter Review Commission on Friday. The move came after County Commissioners Ken Hagan and Les Miller heard heaps of criticism about Smith from members of the Latino community. here 

SHRIMP DOCKS KITTY RESCUE PROJECT

Made good progress on the kitty condo yesterday. Stopped by the docks today to check on everyone and a fisherman told me of a crazy man that worked out there a year ago that was threatening to kill the cats with a crowbar! It is no wonder why my blood pressure is high between this and the stories in the news. It just drives me to do what I am doing...I just wish it could be done sooner.

In the meantime, Houlihan is adjusting well at my home and Diesel and Bobby T have become friends...here 

Tampa demands justice for Rasmea Odeh

 A small but passionate group of about 12 people gathered on the steps of the Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse building here, March 12, to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian American leader Rasmea Odeh. here

Call Sen. Nelson now: Don't risk war with Iran

Can you call Sen. Nelson now? Tell him: "Don't join Republicans to sabotage President Obama's diplomatic efforts. Reject any legislation that threatens diplomacy with Iran." 

Senator Bill Nelson
Phone: (202) 224-5274

Report Your Call!

Marco Rubio Gets Schooled On US Foreign Policy

United for Care: why you should care

You may never have smoked it or know anyone that has.

But chances are, you know someone that will have the kind of serious, debilitating medical condition that could be helped, or alleviated somewhat, by medical marijuana. The science is there. That medical marijuana helps people was largely undisputed in the last election.

If someone close to you has or unfortunately develops cancer, glaucoma, epilepsy, ALS, MS, severe neuropathic pain, PTSD, AIDS, or similar ailments - they may benefit from having access.We are fighting for that access in both the state legislature and on the streets.
Please help us fund this fight. If we're going to fight it out again on Election Day, 2016, we need to raise $10 million between now and then.

We can't rely on big donors alone. Even $25, $50, and $100 donations kept us close. We need your help again. Please help us fund the fight for medical marijuana
by contributing today.
If you haven't yet signed the new petition, please click here.

GOP Traitors: Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Phone:(202) 224-3041

Fax:(202) 228-0285

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Imagine Dragons - Demons

Florida GOP: John Wood of Winter Haven

“CO2 in my opinion is not a pollutant,“ God gave us C02 to grow plants, for us to exhale, everything else.” here

Trans lives matter Tallahassee

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“A True Blue Activist” Susan McGrath

March 23, 2015, 11: AM

CWA Hall

2165 Sunnydale Blvd., Clearwater

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Tell AG Bondi: Withdraw Florida from partisan lawsuit attacking immigrants!

Thousands of undocumented immigrant families in Florida will soon have a chance to be a part of the American Dream--but Attorney General Pam Bondi is determined to get in the way.

With Republicans in Congress failing to pass immigration reform, President Obama was forced to act on his own. Now immigrant families will soon have a chance to come forward and register, get permits to work legally and contribute to our system, and finally get a chance to live without the daily fear of deportation.

But rather than embracing immigrants, AG Bondi joined in a partisan lawsuit against the federal government over the President’s program. here

http://pambondi.info

Ten More Words For Florida to Ban

Ecosystem-- substitute wording: toilet
Justice-- substitute wording: priceable opportunities
Peace-- substitute wording: lost profit opportunities
Greed-- substitute wording: Ayn Rand libertarian number one value
sharing-- substitute wording: socialism, parasitism
corruption-- substitute wording: corporate value system
Elitism-- substitute wording: money as earned privilege
Taxation-- substitute wording: theft
personal choice-- substitute wording: baby murder
Diplomacy-- substitute wording: wimp alternative to war
welfare -- substitute wording: bumming
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Call-In to Support Driver's Licenses 4 All Bill (SB 300)

Transportation Committee Chair

Rep. Jeff Brandes
Call his Tallahassee Phone:
(850) 487-5022
Tweet him: @JeffreyBrandes support #SB300 now!
#Not1More deportation!

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Take Action To Save The Everglades From Big Sugar

It’s time to protect our water by ending the deadlock on Everglades restoration once and for all. What has been called "the most critical piece of land ever for Everglades restoration" could be bought this year, but Big Sugar, who agreed to sell this land to the public in 2010, is trying to run out the clock, hoping you won’t notice.

Sign the petition to the Florida Legislature today and tell them to buy this critical land south of Lake Okeechobee. We can help save the Everglades from Big Sugar and protect Florida’s drinking water all at the same time. here

Drop by Representative Kathy Castor's district office today

Can you drop by Representative Kathy Castor's district office today, 
Wednesday, March 11, 
while the House is on recess this week and urge her to stand with Elizabeth Warren against Fast Track and the TPP (and thank her if she does)? here  

The GOP's REAL priorities

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Artisan Grilled Chicken Ciabatta and Shrimp Scampi Linguine with a Bloody Mary

At  Applebee's in Brandon

'This Florida Bar Is Not For Blacks'

Florida DEP Workers Banned From Saying 'Climate Change'

Employees of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection claim they  were ordered to refrain from using the terms "climate change" and "global warming" in official communications, according to he Florida Center for Investigative Reportin. The unwritten policy went into effect shortly after Gov. Rick Scott, a global warming skeptic, took office. here

Top food bloggers take a bite out of Central Florida

Support Alan Grayson,s Bill to "Shut Down the Shutdowns

Congressman Alan Grayson is seeking co-sponsors for his bill to "Shut Down the Shutdowns."The bill would automatically extend existing appropriations levels for another fiscal year whenever Congress fails to fund agencies before their money expires.That effectively takes shutdowns off the table. It means obstructionist Republicans would no longer hold our economy hostage to push their political agenda."It changes the default from shutdown to the same budget," Grayson said during an interview with The Washington Post. "I don’t think the founders ever intended us to face one shutdown after another."The current system of governing from crisis to crisis just isn’t working. Rep. Grayson's bill is common sense solution that offers a real fix to the problem. Please join us in supporting it.Sign your name: Support the bill to "Shut Down the Shutdowns" here

World famous Ybor City, Florida

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Show Your Papers Before You Pee In Florida

Using the restroom is not a crime. Need to use the restroom in Florida? Be sure to bring your birth certificate.Florida state Rep. Frank Artiles just proposed a bill that would jail people for using the “wrong” restroom. here

International Women's Day 2015

Outstanding Tampa Bay Women

Jan Kaminis Platt - Pat Kemp - Betty Castor

Darden Rice - Kathy Castor - Betty Reed

Arthenia Joyner - Mary Mulhern - Lisa Montelione

Gabrielle Perham - Leilani Polk - Marisol Marquez

Bianca A Garza - Mariella Smith - Alicia M. Gazga
Linda Saul-Sena - Nadine Smith - Deborah Newell Tornello
Helen Gordon Davis - April Griffin - Ella K. Coffee
Catherine Durkin Robinson - Dawn M.Morgan - Jadell Kerr
Susan Smith - Becky Rubright - Cathy Salustri 

Florida's Culture Of Corruption: Marco Rubio

Improper use of credit cards

Double-billing flights

Political committees

The "Taj Mahal" courthouse

Friendship with David Rivera

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What Stogie Had For Lunch

Cuban with Spanish Bean Soup

At The Cuban Sandwich Shop in Tampa

The official Raíces en Tampa ‪#‎MayDay‬ shirt!

Order yours now and get it just in time to participate in International Worker's Day!
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Friends Of Ludlam Trail

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First Fridays Seminole Heights At C4G

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Florida's First Family of Corporate Welfare

Most Floridians don't even know who they are.  I wish I didn't.  You probably haven't heard of them. But you are paying them.

TIME magazine has called them the "First Family of Corporate Welfare"

John Ellis Bush (JEB), Rick Scott, and other GOP politicians kowtow to this family like no other.  They were a top donor for W. And they are almost singlehandedly destroying our Everglades. Welcome to Keeping up with the Fanjul family of Palm Beach. here

Hillsborough for Transit

Hillsborough County's transportation system is broken and it's time to fix it. Help us draw up the principles to guide how we set our priorities for future investment.

Monday, March 9 at 6:30pm 
St. James House of Prayer in Tampa

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Florida Corporate Welfare State

Marco Rubio, Mike Lee Push Plan To Cut Corporate Taxes here

Rick Kriseman #12

“It’s a good time to be in St. Pete.”

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Volusia County Deputy Todd Raible Murders Pot Dealer